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11 <br />I <br />.ii. ,yt� APB <br />gaptember 29. 1961 <br />City of Orono <br />Orono. Minnesota 55391 <br />X <br />Nor <br />S'-/9-87 <br />OCT - s c981 f <br />I; v OF ORONO <br />to the summer of 1958, I vent to see GeocZe Hansen to get <br />a building permit. At that time. I was informed that I had to <br />e the Council for approval. At the neat meeting I approached <br />Ne Council for approval. I explained that I had about five <br />(5) acres of land and I wanted to build at the east end of this <br />lend. Verb Rose, then Mayor, knew the property and made a <br />motion to approve the permit. A second motion was about to be <br />made when Mr. Dugley questioned the legality of two homes on <br />the some property. He said two houses on a lot of a sun -divi- <br />sion was not legal. I explained that there wasn't any division <br />of property and that the houses would be at least 400 feet <br />apart. I already had a mortgage approval from Midwest Tederal <br />for an increase in the existing mortgage. The approval was <br />tabled until legal advice could be obtained from the Village <br />lawyer. <br />I waited about two months to hear tie t-.hilts that never <br />came even when I asked what was going on .� •:Atlled Herb Ross <br />at work early one Saturday morning and i%ofr:%m.+-•! his I couldn't <br />wait longer because of winter coming and -av going to start <br />construction that day. <br />About two weeks later Herb called and said to stop in and <br />get a building permit. It was finally approved. At that time <br />he expressed his wish that I would consider dividing the land <br />to satisfy Council members and algo a doubtful legal tangle. I <br />said I would think it over. <br />When I vent to get the permit from George Hansen I inquir- <br />ed about restrictions on lot size if I divided the land. He <br />informed me of no restrictions of lot size, but expressed his <br />desire to have it at least 140 feet wide at the building site. <br />Having 693 feet of 'land on the south would have given me 5 or 6 <br />lots. I decided to divide the lard and contacted Gordon Coffin <br />for survey Finding 5 or 6 lots not appealing to me, I settled <br />fcr 4 lots. 1 - 150 feet, 2 - 140 feet, and the third I left <br />263 fe^t for myself. This was accepted by the village and Herb <br />thanked me for my cooperation with their request. <br />